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he says two los angeles officers beat and injured him for no reason at all. >> mulligan sued the lapd for brutality and the department launched an investigation. this morning there's a new twist in this story. john miller from lapd deputy commission certificate here. >> charlie just when you think this story can't get stranger, it does. brian mulligan is a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment business. a former chief financial officer of seagrams. the former chairman of fox television now financing movies for deutsche bank in hollywood. this case is fairly low rent. it centers on allegations that mulligan may have been high on bath salts when he had his run in with lapd. that may be a lie and we have uncovered new information. this is what prominent investment banker brian mulligan looked like last may after his violent encounter with los angeles police officers. his lawyer at the time claimed the assault was unprovoked. >> here's a guy that was unarmed, that had committed to crimes, and why they are using this kind of force to take him into custody is just absolutely mind-b
he says two los angeles officers beat and injured him for no reason at all. >> mulligan sued the lapd for brutality and the department launched an investigation. this morning there's a new twist in this story. john miller from lapd deputy commission certificate here. >> charlie just when you think this story can't get stranger, it does. brian mulligan is a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment business. a former chief financial officer of seagrams. the former chairman of...
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los angeles police responded to a report of shots fired in a possible hostage situation. the message appeared to come from a woman hiding inside the house. >> it looks like they called the police and said there was a shooting inside. somebody was down. >> reporter: but in true hollywood style, it was not what it seemed. >> we did due diligence and pulled everyone out of the house and found out it was a hoax. >> reporter: the fbi calls it swatting, they report a false emergency and brings out law enforcement, often including a s.w.a.t. team. it happened in computer gamers, conservative bloggers and even singer miley cyrus. someone called the police to her home in august with a 911 call reporting shots fired. it was yet another hoax but one with serious consequences. perpetrators face a $10,000 fine and up to three years in prison if caught. >> officers put thur lives on the line. every time they get a call, they're taking their lives at risk. >> he was not home wednesday morning but later tweeted from the set of his sitcom saying "safe and sound at two and a half men. don'
los angeles police responded to a report of shots fired in a possible hostage situation. the message appeared to come from a woman hiding inside the house. >> it looks like they called the police and said there was a shooting inside. somebody was down. >> reporter: but in true hollywood style, it was not what it seemed. >> we did due diligence and pulled everyone out of the house and found out it was a hoax. >> reporter: the fbi calls it swatting, they report a false...
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los angeles police responded to shots fired and a possible hostage situation. at first the message appeared to come from a woman hiding inside the house. >> they called police, there was a shooting inside, somebody was down. >> reporter: in true hollywood style it was not what it seemed. >> officers did their due diligence and pulled everyone out of the house and questioned and found it was a hoax. >> reporter: fbi calls it a swatting, a nationwide trend where somebody calls police, reports a false emergency and brings out law enforcement. it happened to computer gamers and bloggers and miley cyrus. someone called the police to her home in august with a 911 call reporting shots fired. it was yet another hoax but one with serious consequences. if caught perpetrators face a $10,000 fine and up to three years in prison. >> officers put their life on the line every day. when they get a call, they think about going home to their families. >> reporter: kutcher was not home wednesday morning but later tweeted from the set of his sitcom said safe and sound at "two and
los angeles police responded to shots fired and a possible hostage situation. at first the message appeared to come from a woman hiding inside the house. >> they called police, there was a shooting inside, somebody was down. >> reporter: in true hollywood style it was not what it seemed. >> officers did their due diligence and pulled everyone out of the house and questioned and found it was a hoax. >> reporter: fbi calls it a swatting, a nationwide trend where somebody...
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but in america's busier airports from new york to los angeles the tsa is replacing these full body scanners though not for the reasons that made them controversial, privacy and health concerns. it appears the tsa is trying to improve their efficiency. the cbs news safety analyst says tsa want to process security line faster. they replaced the body scanners with half the size, use low energy radio waves similar to cell phone technology. >> what they are saying is they are going to take these back scanner machines because it takes more staff, more time and they will take to it airports where, in fact, there's a smaller traffic pattern. >> reporter: critics have complained the back scanner machines were too invasive. electronic peeping toms and a health hazard. the scientific community for the most batter believes these are safe machines but with that said there's still certain areas of the scientific community that do believe any type of radiation touching the human body can create cancer. >> smaller american airports will still use them but the european union banned the machines last year be
but in america's busier airports from new york to los angeles the tsa is replacing these full body scanners though not for the reasons that made them controversial, privacy and health concerns. it appears the tsa is trying to improve their efficiency. the cbs news safety analyst says tsa want to process security line faster. they replaced the body scanners with half the size, use low energy radio waves similar to cell phone technology. >> what they are saying is they are going to take...